Project Manager Building Construction

Emmanuel Danjuma

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Edmonton, Alberta, T5B 3L2

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated and result-driven Quantity Surveyor with nearly two decades of experience in construction, Sales, Marketing, manufacturing, and procurement, seeking a challenging role that leverages my technical expertise, leadership skills, and passion for delivering high-quality projects on time, and within budget. I aim to utilize my expertise in cost control, project management, and team collaboration to drive business growth and excellence in a dynamic, innovative organization. Competent with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Suites 365, Enterprise resource planning software (Sage), Plan Swift, Primavera 6, Monday.com, and Smart Sheets in the work environment, building, and Civil engineering measurement methods (BESMM4)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Coordinator Nov 2024 - Jun 2025

Council for the advancement of African Canadians in Alberta • Edmonton

Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.

Manage client performance as it relates to grant agreement and provide guidance and counselling as required.

Promote organization development and growth.

Network to attract potential regional organizations for project success and develop strategic relationships.

Organize and participate in stakeholder meetings.

Prepare presentation materials for meetings.

Manage project deadlines.

Maintain comprehensive project documentation in line with the signed agreement.

Monitor progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, recommending actions. Ensure stakeholder views are managed.

Create a project management calendar.

Prepare reports on project performance.

Regional travel to deliver presentations and Workshops.

Maintain up-to-date and accurate project records on the grant tracking and stakeholder management system.

Oversee the Community of Practice (CoP) planning including but not limited to, finding and liaising with appropriate speakers, setting up in-person/virtual sessions, promoting the CoP sessions to funded organizations, managing the registration process, evaluating the sessions and distribution learning material.

Aid organizations seeking capacity building support by linking them to service providers

Volunteer Sep 2024 - Nov 2024

Bissell • Edmonton

•Working in the Community space at the harm reduction desk and the general community space

•Training on harm reduction

•Training on Financial Literacy Basics

•Training on Naloxone Administration

•Conflict to calm Training

General Manager Operations Dec 2017 - Jul 2024

Cibi Nigeria Limited • Kaduna, Nigeria

•Facilitated a production planning process to meet customers’ orders, this proactive planning process helped reduce the customers’ waiting period by 30%

•Developed a procurement process for Raw materials, spare parts, and consumables both local and foreign this helped in reducing downtime due to stock out of foreign consumables by 50%

•Modified the Inventory control system for raw materials, work–in–progress, and finished products which helps always have up-to-date records

•Modified the Inventory control system for raw materials, work–in–progress, and finished products which helps always have up-to-date records

•Headed the export team for export sales within Africa and Europe

•Designed a comprehensive quality assurance and quality control checklist which helped the company products meet international Standards and defective products were reduced by 60%

•Negotiating and selecting subcontractors and suppliers which reduced the cost of supplies by 25% while fostering a cordial supplier-client relationship.

•Acted as the head of the project team for the optimization of the organization’s operations to boost the production capacity from 3,000 square meters to 10,000 square meters of granite floor tiles (Civil works, installation, and electrical connections)

•Vetting of claims from subcontractors, and suppliers/payment approval to avoid project overrun.

•Attending to customer’s queries and inquiries and proffering solutions

•Built a comprehensive production analysis report which was presented Bi-weekly to detect early warning signals of production shortfall

•Developed a Sales analysis report that shows customers’ buying patterns to enable informed and quick management decisions.

Marketing Manager Apr 2008 - Dec 2016

CIBI Nigeria Manager • Kaduna

•Coordinated all marketing and sales activities in the Abuja Office and sales performance exceeded set targets by 25 %

•Develop a business development strategy of introducing product distributors this increased sales by 30%

•Coordinating and supervising the installation of granite dimension stones on the following projects Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abuja, NCMDB Yenagoa Bayelsa State, Nigeria Police Pension Headquarters Abuja, Institute of Virology Abuja, Residential Development at Bedwell Street Ikoyi Lagos State, Borno State liaison Office Abuja etc.

Project Quantity Surveyor Jul 2004 - Mar 2008

CIBI Nigeria Limited • Kaduna

•Preparing of Bill of Quantities and pricing for 40- Beds soldier’s accommodation at ICCS Jaji Kaduna State- Nigeria

•Acted as team lead for Bill of Quantities preparation for Soldier’s sports facility at ICCS Jaji Kaduna- Nigeria and the project was executed within budget.

•Post contract quantity surveyor for 36 beds officers’ accommodation at ICCS Jaji Kaduna State

•Analyzing cash flow forecast for the 36-bed officers’ accommodation and advising on the best strategies to achieve a seamless operation.

•Initiated cost control procedures for the construction of 36-bed officer’s accommodation in Jaji- Kaduna State and the project was completed within budget.

•Pre-contract administration for a residential building at Gbagyi Villa Kaduna (preparing contract documents, tender analysis, and contractor selection.

•Advised on the selection of sub-contractors for a proposed factory expansion.

•Compiled and analyzed the contractors’ technical and financial bids and identified the most responsive tender for a proposed expansion of the factory in Kaduna- Nigeria

•Post-contract administration (interim valuation, cash flow forecast, preparing of program of works, cost control, and final accounts of Factory expansion, completed 15% below the budgeted amount.

EDUCATION

Master’s in Procurement and supply Chain Management Apr 2018 - Sep 2021

Kaduna State University Zaria • Kaduna, Nigeria

Master’s in Facilities Management Apr 2011 - May 2015

Ahmadu Bello University • Zaria, Nigeria

Post graduate Diploma in Building construction Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

Ahmadu Bello University • Zaria

Post Graduate Diploma in Production and Operations Management Feb 2005 - Feb 2006

Kaduna Polytechnic • Kaduna, Nigeria

Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying Feb 2000 - 2003

Kaduna Polytechnic • Kaduna, Nigeria

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

•Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors Diploma

•Occupational Health and Safety Certificate

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